#ab5b56

Color #ab5b56

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 14.6 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ab5b56

RGB

rgb(171, 91, 86)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 33.6%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 49.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 49.7%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(48.03, 32.03, 17.59)

LCH

lch(48.03, 36.54, 28.77)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.1053, 24.69)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 33.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56a6ab

Analogous

#ab567c

#ab5b56

#ab8556

Triadic

#ab5b56

#56ab5b

#5b56ab

Split-complementary

#ab5b56

#56ab85

#567cab

Tetradic

#ab5b56

#a6ab56

#56a6ab

#5b56ab

Square

#ab5b56

#7cab56

#56a6ab

#8556ab

Shades

Color #ab5b56 mixed toward black.

#8f4b47

#723c39

#562d2b

#391e1c

#1d0f0e

Tints

Color #ab5b56 mixed toward white.

#b97672

#c7928e

#d5adab

#e3c8c7

#f1e4e3

Tones

Color #ab5b56 mixed toward gray.

#a4615d

#9d6764

#966e6b

#8f7472

#887a79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.36:1

White text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f57 · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#939958 · ΔE 38.4

Tritanopia

#a85858 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ab5b56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ab5b56]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ab5b56 (#ab5b56) is rgb(171, 91, 86) in RGB.

No, #ab5b56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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